We got 18 witnesses who saw the incident from begin. They said the class C's guy started first. Ichizaki, who act as the leader of those three, was very scared. He confessed everything.

It's the planned from start. They called Sudo to the special building and acted as Sudo hurt them. The guy behind this plan was Ryuen Kakeru of class C. The member of class C testified that Ryuen threatening his classmate with violence and fear. Ichizaki and his companion were suspended for 3 months. Ryuen was expelled. Class C lost their class point until 0. So we became class C instead.

I hope everything being like that.

But the truth is----

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We told this to Chabashira-Sensei and waited until next Tuesday to used this witness.

Sudo was very happy because of this. He smiled for every second since that morning. Sudo with a smile was something that I never expected.

He told us he would treat us at the Keyagi mall too.

"But, do you have points?" Ike asked him.

"Nope, " Sudo replied. "I will let you guy pay first, when I have points, I will alienate to you then."

I wasn't sure that could be called treats.

But I still went, and I invited Ichinose too. She was the one who makes this happen.

Everyone was happy with this situation because we wouldn't lose any point.

But there were one who didn't that enjoyable.

"Sudo-Kun didn't learn anything. " Horikita said to me when we walked to Keyagi mall.

"I know. But didn't you happy that we won't lose the class point?"

"I'm happy and concern too. If Sudo-Kun still doesn't understand why this happened, he will get the problem again in the future."

Horikita waved to me and walked to Moonshine alone. I looked following her. I agreed with her though. I hoped Sudo tried to learn something and calmed himself in the future.

When I reached the Palette. Everyone was there. Sudo, Ike, Yamauchi, Kushida, and Ichinose. Hirata and Karuizawa were busy, so they didn't come.

"Yaho. Ayanokouji-Kun!" Ichinose greeted me with a smile, same with Kushida.

"Come on. Ayanokouji. Order what you want!" Sudo told me.

I ordered just a bubble tea.

"So Honami-Chan. " Kushida said. "How can you get many witnesses?"

"I don't know. They just saw the incident by chance. We're lucky that they're from various classes. 5 people from class 1-A, 3 people from my class, 6 people from the second year, 4 from the third year."

"How lucky. " I mumbled. If we got the witness from various classes. Their credibility would increase.

While that meal, Kushida, and Ichinose greeted the student who walked past all the time. They were like a social goddess. They knew many people.

I recognized something.

"Eh. Can I ask you two something?" I asked.

"Sure." Ichinose nodded.

"Do you know someone who has the surname Nakano?"

Kushida and Ichinose looked at each other and shook their head.

"Why?" Kushida asked.

"Nothing. " I replied. So who was this Nakano K.?

"Oi, Ayanokouji. " Yamauchi called me. "I saw you this morning. When Sudo and Horikita tried to torture you, you asked Sakura for help. Do you close with her?"

"Wait. " I said. "You saw me this morning? Why don't you help me?"

Yamauchi smiled softly and scratched his head.

"Hey, Only the idiot will mess with Sudo, you know?"

"Like those C-class." Sudo laughed.

"Anyway. Don't change the topic!" Yamauchi pointed at me. "Do you close with Sakura?"

"No. " I shook my head. "I'm just her friend."

At that moment. Everyone from class D became silent and looked at me. Ichinose and I were confused.

"W--What's wrong?"

"That Sakura Airi-San?" Kushida asked.

"Yes, why?"

"Ayanokouji-Kun. Sakura-San never talked to anyone." Kushida said. "Even I can't befriend her, she just gave me her phone number."

"Yeah, I tried to talk with her many times. But she always ran away!" Ike said.

"I even wonder if she can't talk," Yamauchi said.

"She can talk, I guess. The fact is Sakura has a communication disorder. She can't communicate with anyone. I talked with her through the blackboard." I explained.

"Is that so, what a pity girl," Kushida said.

"Wait." Ike suddenly said and turned his face to Yamauchi.

"Didn't you say Sakura confessed to you?"

Yamauchi flinched. "W---What are you saying? I never---"

"Yes, you did. " Sudo said. "At the first swimming class. I remember."

I nodded. I remembered that too.

"If Sakura doesn't say to anybody, then why you told us she confessed to you?" Ike asked.

Yamauchi sweated like a waterfall.

"Oh! Not our Sakura. I mean Sakura from another class!"

"Do you mean Sakura-chan from class C?" Ichinose said.

"Y--yes. That girl!"

"But Sakura-chan dates with Sasuke-Kun since the second day, doesn't she?" Kushida said and tilted her head.

Yamauchi's face didn't have any color remain.

"My bad! I forgot. Not that Sakura."

"Or---it's Sakura-san from class A?" Kushida asked.

"Yes, yes. It's her."

"I know that Sakura. " Ike said. "Hondo confessed to her. But she said she likes Nagumo-Senpai."

"Really? I didn't know---" Yamauchi mumbled before hit his forehead. "Ah! What's wrong with my memory? Her surname isn't Sakura. It's Sakuragi----Sakuragi-Senpai. She is the second year."

Sudo raised his eyebrows. "Sakuragi-Senpai, the second year? There is only one. Sakuragi-Senpai was in the basketball club."

"It's her!" Yamauchi yelled. "But don't ask her about this. I think she will be embarrassed."

Sudo shook his head.

"What do you mean she? Sakuragi-Senpai is the man!"

Yamauchi became silent. He stood up, took his phone out of pocket.

"Hello! Coach Obi! Yeah, I'm in ANHS now---"

He talked with someone on the phone and walked out of the Pallet.

I turned my dace to Kushida.

"We can't call to the outside, can we?"

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After we finished the meal. We dispersed in our own way. Kushida had an appointment with her friends. Ike and Sudo went to the comic store. I decided to walk home.

But when I walked out of Keyagi mall. Ichinose called me.

"Ayanokouji-Kun!"

"What's up? Ichinose."

Ichinose looked more awkward than usual. "Can you help me with something?"

"Sure. You helped me back then. I will repay it." I promised. An Ayanokouji always pays his debt.

"That's great. Um, come with me please," Ichinose said and walked to the school

I was confused but still followed her to the school.

On the way, Ichinose asked me:

"Have you ever had a girlfriend?"

Her tone sounded so serious.

"No."

"And have you ever be confessed?"

"Unluckily, no." I felt pretty weird that I said the word "unluckily".

"Why? You're trying to joke on me?"

Ichinose shook her head.

"Nothing."

I didn't think so. Ichinose seemed to worry about something. I tried to guess her worry.

"Did someone confess you?"

"Not yet," Ichinose said.

"That means---"

Ichinose nodded.

"Yes, today. Someone called me at the school." Ichinose gave me a letter. The letter was in a pink envelope with a heart sticker. I read the letter.

I fall in love with you since the first day of school. But I just realized it not long ago.

I want to meet you at the alley beside the special building.

This Friday, 5.30

I looked at Ichinose.

"I understood. But why do you take me with you?"

"Frankly, I don't use to something like this." Ichinose blushed a little.

"Really? I think someone like you must be very popular! I think there were many guys confess you since middle school!"

"I'm not that popular, Ayanokouji-Kun." She smiled.

We walked to the narrow alley beside the special building.

"Because of it. I don't know how to deal with this stuff. So I found the way from the internet---"

"You means you tried to reject him?"

"Yes. But I want to end this without anyone get pain. I don't know if I still could be friends with another party after this."

"I see, why don't you ask your friend from class B for help?" I asked her.

"I can't. The one who confessed me is in class B too."

I understood now why she take me with her.

"So, would you be my boyfriend?"

"I'm honored!" I replied immediately.

"I mean, would you pretend to be my boyfriend, please?"

"Oh, I see---"

Ichinose raised her eyebrows. "Why you looked disappointed?"

"Nothing. But why---"

"The internet said this way is the best way to reject the confession without making another party hurt," Ichinose explained.

But I didn't agree with her.

"If he knows that it's a lie. Won't he feel more pain?"

"We can pretend we broke up! You can be the one who dumped me if you want."

That wasn't the problem.

"Oh---"

Ichinose saw something. I looked following her sight.

The guy who dared to confessed to Ichinose was more feminine than I thought. He looked like a girl. His face was kinda pretty. He even wore the girl's uniform.

Oh, wait. She was the girl.

I thought I saw her before. She was the girl that Ichinose called Chihiro-Chan.

"Eh. Ichinose-Chan. This guy---" Chihiro looked at me. "Are you Ayanokouji-Kun?"

She remembered me.

"Yes, good afternoon. Ah---"

"Shiranami Chihiro." She introduced herself. Then she turned her stared to Ichinose. "Ichinose-Chan, why's he here too?"

Her eyes were juicy with tears.

"I--is he your boyfriend?"

"H---he----" Ichinose stuttered. Maybe she felt guilty to lie.

"A--Ayanokouji-Kun. Can you let me talk to Ichinose-Chan personally for a while?" Shiranami said.

"Wait, Chihiro-Chan. Actually, Ayanokouji-Kun is---" Ichinose stuttered. She didn't like the magic sign that night at all.

"Ayanokouji-Kun is----" Shiranami looked at her with hopeful eyes.

"Just a friend." I decided to say.

"Look, Ichinose. I think you tried to trick Shiranami like this---is wrong. I understand you want to do it gently. But---confessing to someone isn't easy. You have to garner all your brave. Prepare for the tears. Think and think again. What will happen if I do? What will happen if I confess? Suffer from your own feelings every day. When the confession time comes. You can't say it out loud because you scared the answer. A sincere confession like this----should be repaid with a sincere answer."

Ichinose and Shiranami looked at me.

What a fucking cool am I !?

Sounded like some love philosopher, didn't it? Although I never experienced love---from anyone.

Damn. My eyes started wet.

Ok. The rest was walking out from this place like a sir.

I nodded to those two girls and started walking.

Suddenly I tripped over my foot.

And I fell.

Fell to Shiranami---

Wait! Stop! Wait! She was the side character! I never heard about the protagonist fell on the side character! Yes, she was cute but still a side character! Ichinose was there. Fell to Ichinose! Fell to Ichinose! Fell to-----

I fell on Shiranami.

She laid on the floor, be astride by me.

Her face became red like a tomato.

"Chihiro-Chan, Ayanokouji-Kun. Are you okay?" Ichinose holder me and Shiranami up.

I apologized to that girl immediately.

"Sorry, Shiranami."

She shook her head. "No need to apologized, but---call me Chihiro---"

"Chihiro--- wait, what?"

Why did that girl suddenly let me called her with the real name! We just met only 2 times!

Shiranami Chihiro blushed, looked at me, and smiled.

"Ayanokouji-Kun---, Do you have a girlfriend?" She said.

Ah. Understood.

Stop right there! A minute ago, you still almost cried because Ichinose rejected you.

Is it another skill of the H.A.R.E.M. protagonist?

Ichinose looked at her classmate with confusion.

"C--Chihiro-Chan."

"Oh! I forgot you! Ichinose-Chan."

Chihiro sat down and started thinking.

"Um. How should I do? I like Ichinose-Chan very much. And I like Ayanokouji-Kun very much too. No! Don't cheat on Ichinose-Chan. But Ayanokouji-Kun was so cool and so smart. Mo! What should I do? How can I keep them all?"

"Chihiro-Chan, what are you talking about---"

"Shut up! I'm thinking!!" Chiro bawled.

Ichinose flinched and became scared. She hid behind me.

"Oi, that's your friend. Do something." I told her.

"I--I don't know what to do!" Ichinose said, someone like her could be weak sometimes, I guess.

Chihiro looked at us.

"You two were close, Huh---" She said and stared us closer.

"I know!" She screamed. "If you two date each other, it will be great!"

Pardon?

"If the two I like, like each other, I'll be very happy."

"Wait. Chihiro. I don't like Ichinose, she is pretty but---" I said. But Chihiro cut my words.

"How dare you don't like my Ichiose-Chan!?"

Ichinose tried to unwind this situation.

"Calm down. Chihiro-Chan. I don't like Ayanokouji-Kun. He is cool but---"

"How dare you don't like my Ayanokouji-Kun!?"

What's wrong with this girl!?

Chihiro sat down and started crying.

"I just---I just like two of you so much! I know Ichinose-Chan don't like me. But Ayanokouji-Kun maybe has a chance. If you will date someone, please date Ayanokouji-Kun! Uwa. Uwa.!!!"

"Chihiro-Chan! Don't cry. Don't cry!" Ichinose tried to console her.

"So, date Ayanokouji-Kun!"

Ichinose looked at me.

"I don't think Ayanokouji-Kun will----"

"Oi," I said. "How can you stand this cute girl's tears?"

"What?"

"Nothing. I agree with you. I can't date someone I don't like. I mean we just met for a month and----"

"Uwa! Uwa! Uwa!" Chihiro started crying again.

In fact, I didn't against this idea. Ichinose was so cute. I could date her for a while. If she was the one, maybe we could be the real couple.

But it will make Chihiro happy for a while. We didn't like each other for real. Liked I said.

A sincere confession should be repaid with a sincere answer.

"Ayanokouji-Kun, be my boyfriend, please!" Ichinose decided.

"W---What? You didn't learn my love philosophy at all!"

"Come on," Ichinose said. "Chihiro-Chan acted weird today. I don't sure what'll happen if we reject her."

I looked at Chihiro. She smiled and cried at the same time.

"If you said so." I surrendered. Being Ichinose Honami's boyfriend wasn't bad though.

"Chihiro-Chan," Ichinose called her. "I will be Ayanokouji-Kun's girlfriend. Ok?"

Chihiro smiled immediately.

"Really!" She shouted. "This was the best day of my life!"

I and Ichinose sighed with relief.

Before we suddenly felt tense because of Chihiro's word.

"If you date each other, hold your hand, please."

Ichinose opened her eyes wide.

"I think it isn't---"

Chihiro started crying.

"Ok! Hold my hand, Ayanokouji-Kun!"

I hold Ichinose's hand. She blushed a little.

Holy Buddha! So soft, so beautiful!!!!!!!! The girl's hand was the most precious thing in the world!!!!!!!!

"Can we stop now?" I asked Chihiro.

"Sure. Now hug." She command.

"I think it kinda---"

Chihiro started crying.

Ichinose hugged me immediately. Actually, it was the second time. But this time was more serious than the morning.

"Ayanokouji--Kun! Hurry up! Hug me." Ichinose whispered.

"Ok."

I hugged her.

Holy Buddha! So soft, so beautiful!!!!!!!! The girl's body was the most precious thing in the world!!!!!!!!

"Kinda awkward, right?" Ichinose giggled with shyness.

"Can we stop now?" I asked Chihiro calmly.

"Yes, you can. Now, kiss."

I got off Ichinose and said.

"This time, you cross the line. This's too much. We can't----"

Chihiro grabbed my collar and yelled.

"Shut up! You have to kiss each other now!! Otherwise, I will do everything to make you two kiss each other! Even cutting your lips! Do you think I don't dare to? Oh, no, no. Ayanokouji-Kum! I saw something very terrible in my lifetime. My parents became pigs. I had to work in the bathhouse. The witch stole my name and called me Zen! And I was stalked by the faceless ghost! I saw the abyss, Ayanokouji-Kun. I saw it."

I turned my face to Ichinose.

"Seriously, what's wrong with her?"

"I don't know. Normally, she is cuter than this."

"Kiss or Die!" Chihiro yelled.

"Kiss, I will kiss!" I said.

Chihiro released me. I walked toward Ichinose.

"Ichinose, I'm sorry," I whispered.

"Me too." Ichinose smiled sadly.

"Your first kiss shouldn't be me."

"Yours too."

I looked at her. She looked at me.

In the sunset, our lips came closer.

Holy Buddha! So soft, so beautiful!!!!!!!! The girl's lips were the most precious thing in the world!!!!!!!!

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"You are a good kisser." Ichinose teased me.

"If you consider the mouth crushing as the good kiss. " I replied her. "You should kiss more guys."

We were in the elevator. It moved up slowly.

Although we said about that kiss like a joke. We were still flustered a bit.

Although we didn't like each other. That kiss still made our heartbeat harder.

"How long do we pretend to date each other again?" I asked her.

"For a while. I guess," said Ichinose. "Chihiro-Chan want us to go out on a date this weekend too."

"That girl is crazy." I sighed.

"Haha. Forgive her."

We didn't say anything else until the elevator reached the fourth floor---my floor.

"I guess it's a time to say goodbye," I said and walked out of the elevator.

"Good bye, Ayanokouji-Kun." Ichinose waved.

I nodded. "See you later."

Before the elevator's door closed. I saw a smile on Ichinose's face.

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In the narrow alley next to the special building. It was the night. Darkness covered everywhere. The only light was the moon and the only sound was the cricket's song.

Someone appeared in the darkness.

Ike Kanji crawled on the floor, sniff liked a dog.

"I smell something." He said.

Author's note: Hello everybody, sorry for being late. I wrote this note because want to say something about this Ichikouji ship.

Yes, there is the opportunity that I like this Ichikouji ship and make it develop from Nisekoi's relation to be real.